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For most of my life I had been uncomfortable with the world. I spent a lot of time in spiritual pursuit. I was
interested in Earth First! and read the EF! Journal. In Sept. 1998, while in San Francisco, I heard about an EF! action camp
happening in Humboldt. I went to it and was arrested in an action. The following day Gypsy was killed at the same place. I
have been involved in direct action campaigns ever since. In early 1999 I overcame my fear of heights to sit in Aradia, a
600 year old redwood on Gypsy Mountain. In Nov. 1999 I went to Seattle to protest against the WTO, and was tear-gassed and
pepper-sprayed. In Humboldt, I have worked on the Gypsy Mountain, Mattole, Hole-in-Headwaters, and Freshwater campaigns.I
have also been to Oregon to protest logging in our national forests.
I created an online petition to Governor Arnold Schwartzenegger, asking him to take measures to protect what remains
of the old growth forests in the Mattole watershed. About 2000 acres of old growth is left. This unique ecosystem provides
habitat for endangered species. A tiny pecentage of the original old growth forest in California is left. Pacific Lumber has
been known for its unsustainable logging practices since it was taken over by Texas based Maxxam Corporation. These practices
have harmed water quality and downsteam residents. Steps could be taken to purchase the land or to ban old growth logging.
To sign this petition click here.
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The Mattole Wildlands Defenders are trying to protect more than 2000 acres of old-growth forest
left in Pacific Lumber's holdings on the North Fork of the Mattole River.Although some of the ancient forest has been destroyed
by their logging, some large, connected groves remain in Alwaardt Creek, Sulpher Creek, Rogers Creek and on the North Fork
of the Mattole.These groves are home to rare,threatened,and endangered species such as the Pileated Woodpecker, Golden Eagle,
Spotted Owl and Pacific Fisher. The company has been using herbicides to kill hardwood trees that are left after logging.
After the large Douglas Fir trees are cut, the hardwood Oaks and Madrones are poisoned by a method known as "hack and squirt".
A ring of holes are chopped into the bark around the tree's trunk, and then an herbicide such as Garlon is applied. Pacific
Lumber is in the process of conducting a "watershed analysis" and after that is completed they will probably push for the
government to loosen restrictions, so that they can log on steeper slopes and closer to streams.
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